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Assessment of Project ECHO(R) Opioid Use Disorder Sessions for Primary Care Teams [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

A critical shortage of clinicians who specialize in treating patients with OUD exacerbates this issue. While primary care (PC) settings have the potential to bridge this gap in care, many care teams lack the education and training required to effectively manage patients with OUD.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Additionally, clinicians participated in monthly educational sessions. This is like our, what, fourth deep prescribing super special?

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Why are So Many Teens and 20-Somethings Today Anxiety-Ridden?

Doctor Rachel

My sister Lisa, who is a 30-year veteran educator who specializes in anxious teens, suggests that creating an environment in which young people can feel safe, form connections with other young people, and be successful, is the key to helping them recover their peace of mind. The impact of less sleep? Well, increased stress hormones.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

The 80-year-old Ray Flynn lost his central vision entirely, but with the help of the retinal implant, he could make out shapes on the computer screen. Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device. and a specificity of 95.5%.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

I know we go back quite a ways and that this is a very important topic for all of us to really to talk about and to be educated about. They’re due for cervical cancer screening, that they get that if they are due for a lab test, they get that. Khang Nguyen (01:45): Thank you so much, Chris.

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Mastering Responses to FDA 510(k) AI Letters: A Strategic Approach

FDA Law

Understanding the Traditional 510(k) Review Timeline There are three types of Premarket Notification 510(k)s: Traditional , Special , and Abbreviated. We will then present an effective strategy to address FDA’s AI request in a timely manner. In this presentation, FDA suggested the following tips.

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Sleep problems and Insomnia in Serious Illness: A Podcast wtih Cathy Alessi and Brienne Miner

GeriPal

Alex: And we have Cathy Alessi, who is a geriatrician, Director of the Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Care Center at the VA, greater Los Angeles and Professor of Medicine at UCLA. So actually, I use a depression screen and I also use an anxiety screen. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Brienne. Cathy: Thank you.

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